Towle High School - Spirit Yearbook (Newport, NH)

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7 THE SPIRIT OF TOWLE PAGES Margaret Peabody Wills her title, Everybody's Friend to Emma Barton. Laugh and be merryg remember, better the world with a song. To next yearis driving class, Bent-ha Antilla wills her Baby Austin to be used as a demonstrator. Merle Leonard bestows his automobile upon Edward Smith. I't's to be used as the Towle Diner if Edward. will accept it and promise to :furnish recreation and food. To Jimmy Flanagan, Phil Lees leaves his ability to ily off the handle. Are we wrong, Phil ? We may be thinking of you flying down one mile tracks. Amelia Peters wills -her taxi service to school to Rowena Marcus. We'll assure you, Rowena, that it's quicker than bicycling. Walter Piotrowski forfeits our school motto Honesty, Industry, Courtesy, and Cooperation to James Houghton. May Jimmy teach it to as many pupils as Duffy has. To Frank Cram, Phyllis Newt.on's dancing technique. Frank at least strives to represent the three lower classes on the cornmeal-covered floor of the Chellis Auditorium. June Brill, the senior class' only aristocratic vagabond, wills her desire to be in Newport when Winter's here to Charlotte Reed. John Wood bequeaths his famous apple pies to the Mansfield, Wirkkala, Haggart threesome who certainly know how to make food disappear. Walter Wirkkala extends his greeting How- do to Curtis Chase, who says Hi and waves that good looking hat of his. Josephine Smith surrenders her honest excuse I don't know 'to Helen Hardy, who will probably be like our class has been-at a loss for wordes in history class. John Snape wills his legible handwriting in original essays and other papers to Winifred Kennedy. Truthfully, Winnie, it's as easy to read as typewritten manuscripts are. Janet Pitraszkiewicz bequeaths her trim ap- pearance which she owes partially to Peterson's Dress Shop to Rita Carr. Rita has a..fla.ir for red patches. Gertrude Willette wills her desine to balance- mentally the unbalanced to any girl who can stand the nervous strain that accompanies such -.-r?.L.' a vocation. Gert's motto is Do, or die in the attempt. Frank Stankiewicz forfeits his fifty dollar vocabulary, including that term military gladiators or dead soldiers to Peter Hasevlat. Richard Jordan, the boy who came back to keep the class spirits up, wills his familiarity of Bel- knap Avenue to Arvo Saarniioki. Arvo, however, seems to find his way about Newport without assistance. ELEANOR GOULD. Whereunto we affix our hand and seal this twelfth -day of June, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven. In copy and witness attest ARVO SAARNIJ OKI, who hasn't read it. ERKKI MACKEY, who doesn't want to. CURTIS CHASE, who doesn't care. Ode To Horace Mann Afili Peltonen Moonlit shadows shifted by the slumbering trees, W averecl o'cr each traveler in the gentle breeze, As lo! his eye befell upon the marble white, Of ethereal being enhanced by earthly light, Enthralled by more than earthly hand, Marbleg-softly sculptured marble,-statue of Horace Mann. Stnunch, steadfast statue of stone, Whose pattern stands for one alone, One, whose word brought education,- To high as well as low born of the nation,- An inspiration,-molding ideals into realistic dreams, Efficient education's prophet,-Horace Mann. Statue-marble white-gleaming in earthly light, 'Neath whispering willow winds of night, Hide not your code of life behind a mortal's mask! Proclaim purity-purity of mind, of speech, of soul. Voice virtue-virtue to be a steadfast foe of vice. Champion of purity and virtue-Horace Mann. Upon .the carved celestial brow Of this symbolic statue,-a. laurel lay- To crown the father of our common school. Drinker from enticing education's pool, Grasp the cup of learning, Held out by one who felt a thirst fierce burning-

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,i PAGE4 THE SPIRIT OF TOWLE Loui Bonaccorsi wills his capacity as business manager for affairs connected with both the senior class and the Cheney Street Gang to Francis Edes. To do as well as Loui did you'll need a truck, Francis. Merton Sayles, the Gum Drop Eating Romeo, leaves his love of the dramatic and also the humorous to Barbara Hyatt. You've proved, Barbara, that you can follow in the dramatic parts, now for the humorous. Yvonne Roy surrenders her French accent and looks to Yvonne Proulx. May you never mimic Simone Simon! Gladys Howand wills her winning smile and laughing brown eyes to Jean Plumeridge. Jean, however, seems to win friends through her own attractiveness. To Albert Sharps, Karl Peterson's position on the other side of .the fence in arguments that the seniors are noted for. George Hamilton gives his song, You're My One And Only to Alex Kischitz. Perhaps, Alex, i't will relieve you of all your former troubles if you sing' it real often. Cynthia Fryer wills her love of cream-colored trucks to Audrey Cummings. We'll admit, Cynthia, there is something about a creamery. Richard Winn bequeat-hs his deep voice which never seems to lose its volume to Charles Brown, who is already following Dick's example. To Ella Barton, Eleanor Hall's desire to do and say the least expected. You Can't pull the wool over our eyes. Robert Hayward wills his hidden surplus of speed to next year's track team in hopes that they will be able to find and use it. Philip Hackwell bequeaths his appreciation of good Reed-ing, including Vfiotofrikr,-n masterpieces, to Ashton Pike. Do you suppose you'll find Phil's Esquire styles in your reading, Ashton? To Alice Strong, Ruth Rowell wills her knowl- edge of English history, especially important dates when James the First reigned. Bea Rowe stays at home too, but not to read. She be- queaths her song, Love Thy Neighbor to Betty Jordan. Janet Muzzey leaves her ability to be in two places at once during hockey season to Eva Paris. There's a knack to it, Eva. Lyman Miller wills his desire but disability to republicanize centain Towle students to Margaret Fairbanks. Perhaps, Margaret, you can carry on Lyman's campaign. To Nathalie Spaulding, Donald Conroy's pieces of glass kept as souvenirs for the bills he's paid for broken glasses. Perhaps, Nat, they'll remind you to keep track of yours. , P George Maxham bequeaths his qualifications for employment in the Sunapee Information Booth to Arlene Turk. Bill's special qualities are 'his gift of talk and knowledge of the Sunapee Lake region. Johnnie Sing bequeaths his tbilities in va- rious fields including those covered in golf tours, to Nicky Kischitz. A warning, Nicky, is to stay away from dime-dancing if you ever go to the Big City. Evelyn Warmer leaves her knowledge of alge- braic formulas which she is yet to apply in connection with calories, to Pearl Newton. We don't blame you for not trying it, Evelyn 5 algebra's just one problem after another. WE know. To Robert Winn, Frank Beauchaine's Love of school vacations, especially when hunting and fishing seasons are at their heights. Are there any other reasons, Frank? Walter Gintowt wills his ability to get the Mcwcham-um of speed out of his one hundred yard-dashes and his Taylor-ed strides between hurdles to John Brill. Did. I omit any girls who are interested in track? Arthur Brault wills his strong heart, developed through that strenuous exercise, Rowe-ing, to Ottie Flint. Ought he? Rita Trudeau leaves her alphabetical list of Romecs to- Martha Emery, as Rita is inclined to believe that the President should come first. Remember, the President has a cabinet? James Brock wills his desire to involve chemis- try with all subjects to James Hennessy. Joanne Condon bequeaths her share of in-Teague-rity to all pupils who have to take tests when text books have been neglected. ' To Aaro Rievo, John Upham's iisherman's knowledge. Uppy believes the way to be ready to go fishing early in the morning is to stay up all night.

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'i PAGE6 THE SPIRIT OF TOWLE For the keen, bright blaze of knowledge,- Cupbearer of the scholar's world,- Horace Mann. Lift from .throbbing tyranny- Your ideals,-desires,-invite integrity, And leave behind thee in thy passing, A victory won for humanity, An emblem, to be engraven by posterity. Live a life of purity, Of simplicity, sanctity, sincerity,- Of triumph, truth and trust,- In Him most dear to thee,- Soft spoke the marble statue,-glistening in earthly light,- To each traveler in the moonlit night, As lo! -his soul brought homage- To this evangel, prophet, pilgrim,- Father of education,- Horace Mann. -kli- Class Prophecy Hello, everyone: This is your regular program of Events of the Day, conducted by Esther Cutting in the absence of your news commentator, Eleanor Gould. As her sincere friend, and having previously aided the well-known news reporter, I was invited by Eleanor to go on a trip with her to Washing- ton, where she was to sit in at an important conference. On the way down, however, Eleanor met with a slight accident, so at her request I agreed to take the trip alone in her place, send her the data, and then go where I pleased. So, in place of the regular news, I shall give you a summary of my trip as told to my diary: June 12, 1950-Dear Diary, So many things happened today, among them an unexpected trip to Washington, and excitement reigned from then on. Almost the first person I met in .the capital city was Harlow Nelson, the nation's lea-ding statistician. He is a source of pride to this country, since he has balanced our budget for us, in the small period of time that he has been Balancer of the Budget. Harlow is keeping up on Newport News apparently. He said .that Josephine Smith has moved to Clare- mont to save time and trouble. Arthur Brault is the leading soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which is playing over the radio. It seems that Audrey Ellingwood, Cynthia Fryer, and Amelia Peters, among others, are calmly sailing the Sea of Matrimony. Harlow had a business appointment with John Sing, our Ambassador to France, so I started off to amuse myself until evening. My eye was caught by bright book jackets on a corner news stand, and, curious to know what book had reached fame recently, I glanced at it, only to discover a picture of our own John Snape, who has just published Gone NVith the Weather. All the noted critics predict a great future if he main- tains 'this high level of writing. As I walked a few steps farther, I noticed something vaguely familiar about the Theater Billboard I was pass- ing. Realization came to me as I saw that George Hamilton has replaced Bing Crosby on Ra-dio and Screen, with James Brock as his faithful follower. To all appearances, Brock has improv- ed on Bob Burns's bazooka. Did I say I had a busy day? Yes, but that is not all that happened! After eating, I went roaming again, only to meet more of my class- mates of thirteen years ago. Senator Richard Heath Jordan and his wife, the former Olive Dawson, practically walked over me because of 'their absorption in each other. When they recognized me, they stopped .to talk about old times. From their accounts, Lucius is in a corporation with Leon Emerson, and their farm is known as the best in Lempster. It's quite a novelty to have farms in Lempster, I guess. During our talk, Dick mentioned the fact that Guy Dodge has contracted to build them a new house-or rather a mansion, from the description. I admit I was rather tired, so I returned to my hotel to tell Dear Diary all the news. Since I must get ready to leave quite early tomorrow, I bid you goodnight, diary. The following is a special announcement: Ladies! Would you like to attain the charm and poise that you have so often admired in other Women? Of course you would. Then attend the A B C Charm School, see Miss Antilla for a